Recommendations Book Read: The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee SimonJuly 29, 20190 The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer If you care about fairness and justice this is a disturbing book. It...
Nanny State Politically Incorrect SimonJuly 25, 20190 In France they smoke a lot more than in Arizona. And apparently their dogs also smoke more than ours. Photo taken in a...
Maxims Walls SimonJuly 24, 20191 Sometimes a wall is just a wall. Photo is from Charnay, France and is of an old and mysterious dry stone...
Travel Football is Soccer SimonJuly 23, 20190 The impetus for our trip to France was the Women's World Cup finals in Lyon. Rebecca called last November and asked if...
Hiking A Castle Walk SimonJuly 22, 20190 If you look carefully at the photo above near the center you can see the round towers of a Norman castle. The photo was...
Travel French Food Two SimonJuly 21, 20190 Part Two: Markets The boulangerie in Charnay was wonderful. Amazing fresh baked bread and croissants twice a day. Of...
Travel French Food One SimonJuly 20, 20192 Part One: Meals We ate a lot of good meals in France and I failed to take photos of most of them. Thanks to Gordon C....
Simon Says Surprises SimonJuly 18, 20190 Pleasant surprises are the spice of life. On our tour in Normandy with Country Walkers we had several extremely...
Humor Cakism SimonJuly 17, 20191 Cakism: The belief that you can have your cake and eat it too. Photo from a very good restaurant in Brittany...